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Originally Posted by notinmybackyard
A militia is a body of organized citizens that are "non-professional soldiers."
ie: Civilians that have taken up arms for defense or in an emergency situation.
Polish and French resistance forces during WW2 are good examples of a militia. However a group of self-organizing men armed with baseball bats protecting their businesses during a riot are also considered a militia.
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well if we discuss that point we should discuss it in the way of the meaning. and the meaning of "militia"is quite clear:
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A militiais generally an army or some other fighting organization of non-professional soldiers, citizens of a nation, or subjects of a state, who can be called upon for military service during a time of need, as opposed to a professional force of regular, full-time military personnel, or historically, members of a warrior nobility class (e.g., knights or samurai). Generally unable to hold ground against regular forces, it is common for militias to be used for aiding regular troops by skirmishing, holding fortifications, or irregular warfare, instead of being used in offensive campaigns by themselves. Militia are often limited by local civilian laws to serve only in their home region, and to serve only for a limited time; this further reduces their use in long military campaigns.
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none of the described fits to a civilian who owns a gun because there's neither any kind of organization nor command structure.
this - until then non-existent - militia was created in 2002 by homeland security